IIT-BHU Student Rape: Outrage as 3 Charged, Opposition Seeks Probe

IIT-BHU Student Rape: Outrage as 3 Charged, Opposition Seeks Probe

Three guys allegedly caught, stripped and sexually attacked a 22-year-old student as she left her accommodation in the early hours of November 2.

Three persons were detained by the Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday and accused of gang rape after they reportedly sexually assaulted a student in November on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology (now known as Banaras Hindu University). Two months after the institute saw protests, the arrests set off a political firestorm. The opposition claimed that the accused were being protected because they were associated with the BJP, an accusation that the ruling party refuted.

According to the FIR, a 22-year-old student was waylaid, stripped, and subjected to sexual assault by three guys in the early hours of November 2 when she left her dormitory to meet a friend. The three accused, who were on motorcycles, allegedly recorded the assault, according to the complainant.

Students staged rallies in response to the incident, calling for increased campus security.

The Indian Penal Code’s Section 354 (attack or criminal force against a woman with intent to shock her modesty) was invoked in the Lanka police station in response to the woman’s accusation, leading to the filing of a formal report. Gang rape was then included in the FIR as an additional offense.

In this case, three people have been taken into custody. Kunal Pandey has been recognized as them. Anand, also known as Abhishek Chauhan, and Saksham Patel, according to Atul Anjan Tripathi, assistant commissioner of police in Bhelupur.

The three accused, who are all in their 20s, were not IIT-BHU students, according to the police.

The state administration led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath came under fire when opposition leaders posted the alleged photos of the three suspects alongside other BJP leaders on social media.

“Every woman in the nation is observing how the BJP is abusing women’s dignity and shielding those who are accused of crimes,” Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party and a former chief minister, said on X, previous Twitter.

“Bachao-Beti Padhao” is only a slogan for the BJP, according to the state chief of the Congress.

He wrote, “The BJP’s Kunal Pandey, convener of the Mahanagar IT cell, and Saksham Patel, PA of Dilip Patel (Kashi zone president of the BJP), are the ones who gang-raped an IIT BHU student.”

However, according to Patel, Saksham was never his PA. “As a worker, he occasionally went with me, but he had severed his relationship with the BJP and me two months before the embarrassing incident.”

The BJP declared that the Yogi government will appropriately punish anyone who violates the law. Party spokesman Rakesh Tripathi declared, “Under the BJP government, a person who has committed a crime will be arrested and get strict punishment even after having an association with the party.”

Details of the incident:

According to the victim’s complaint, she was allegedly lured to a secluded spot near the university campus on the pretext of seeking help with her academic project. There, she was allegedly gang-raped by three men. The victim managed to escape and reach her hostel, where she informed her friends and reported the incident to the university authorities.

Protests and demands for justice:

The incident triggered widespread protests by students, activists, and opposition parties. Protesters have accused the university administration of inaction and demanded a fair and impartial investigation. They have also called for the immediate expulsion of the accused from the university and their strict punishment.

The opposition has alleged that the accused have links to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and that the police are trying to shield them. They have demanded a CBI probe into the case to ensure a transparent and unbiased investigation.

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Current status:

The investigation into the case is ongoing. The three accused have been sent to judicial custody. The opposition is continuing to demand a CBI probe into the case, while the ruling BJP has denied any links to the accused.

The road ahead:

The IIT-BHU rape case has highlighted the vulnerability of women in India, even on prestigious campuses like IITs. It is important that the case is investigated thoroughly and that the perpetrators are brought to justice. The university administration must also take steps to improve security on campus and to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.